SENATE,  November  9,  1864 — Referred  to  Coramittco  on  Military 
Affairs  and  ordered  to  be  printed. 

[By  Mr.  Garland.] 


JOIISTT    EESOLUTIOISr 

Of  the  General  Assemhly  of  the  State  of  Arkansas  suggesting  certain 
amendments  to  the  ad  of  Congress  of  Ftbiuary  17,  1864,  entitled 
**  An  Act  to  organize  forces  to  serve  during  the  -war." 

Whereas,  The  law  of  the  Confederate  Congress,  of  the  17th 
February,  1864,  provides  for  the  exemption  of  farmers  and  planters 
from  military  service,  under  certain  restrictions?  and  regulations, 
Bome  of  which,  under  the  instructions  of  the  Commissioner,  are  ex- 
tremely onerous  and  detrimental,  both  to  the  Government  and  farmers, 
particularly,  restricting  them  from  the  sale,  barter  or  exchange  of 
their  articles  of  produce,  or  any  portion  thereof,  under  any  circum- 
stances, to  any  persons  other  than  soldiers'"  families,  thereby  prevent- 
ing them  from  procuring  the  absolutely  neceasiry  articles  to  carry 
on  their  respective  farms  or  plantations,  such  as  salt,  iron,  and  other 
indispensnble  articles,  which  it  is  now  impossible  to  procure  in  the 
present  depreciation  of  the  currency,  except  by  barter  and  exchange  : 
therefore. 

Be  it  resolved  by  the  General  Assembly  of  the  S(nt(  of  Arkansas,  That 
our  Senators  in  the  Confederate  Congress  be  instructed,  and  our  Rep- 
resentatives be  requested,  to  use  their  best  exertions  to  amend  yaid 
act,  60  as  to  enable  the  detailed  farmers  and  pbintors  to  usd  so  much 
of  thoir  products,  by  sale,  barter  or  exchange,  as  may  be  necessary 
to  procure  for  their  several  farms  or  plantations  the  necessary  quan- 
tity of  salt,  iron,  &c.,  under  such  limitations  and  n-strictionsas  they 
ihall  deem  proper  and  right,  to  secure  to  tlic  Government  and  sol- 
diers' fiuiilies  the  gre;itest  amount  of  agricultural  products. 

Approved:  October  I,  1864. 


